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Illinois  farm  people  father- 
inS  from  every  corner  of 
tine  ^reat  commonwealth, 
from  the  rolling  hills,  the 
fertile  bottoms,  and  sweep-^ 
in^  prairies,  commemorate 
the  organization  of  the  first 
farm  bureaus  in  Illinois* 
They  are  fathered  to  cele- 
brate the  achievements  of 
ten  years,  and  to  look  for- 
ward to  the  ^reat  promise 
that  lies  ahead^^a  promise 
of  a profitable  and  perma^ 
nent  agriculture  and  a suc- 
cessful and  satisfactory 
farm  life. 


r^E.  Davenport 


ontents^ 

This  Farm  Bureau  Decennial 
Celebration  booklet  has  been 
published  for  the  convenience  of 
farm  bureau  members  and  visit- 
ors who  have  fathered  from  far 
and  near  to  take  part  in  the  event. 


The  contents  include: 

Foreword  , , 3 

Program  , . 5 

The  Farm  Bureau  Idea  7 

Farm  Bureau  History  , 17 

Pageant:  Forward!  Farm 

Bureau  . . 21 

Introduction  . 21 

Cast  of  Characters  and 
Groups  , , 23 

Chorus  and  Band  Groups  34 

Synopsis  of  the  Pageant  35 

Acknowledgment  . 53 


Published  by  the  Agricultural  Extension 
Service,  University  of  Illinois,  in  further- 
ance of  the  Act  of  May  6,  1914,  W,  P. 
Handschin,  Vice^Birector, 


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Farm  Bureau  Decennial  Celebration 

Program 


9 :30  a*  m. 

Band  Selections 

1 0 :00  a.  m. 

Address  of  Welcome 

Henry  H.  Parke 

Chairman,  Decennial  Celebration  Committee 


Invocation 

Rev.  E.  W.  Magnusson 


Presiding  Officer 

Howard  Leonard,  President, 

Illinois  Agricultural  Association 

Address — When  Farmers  Work  Together 

Eugene  Davenport 

Dean,  College  of  Agriculture,  University  of  Illinois 

Quartette — (a)  Swing  Along 

(b)  Out  Where  the  West  Begins 

Barb  City  Quartet 

Address — Farm  Bureau  Foundations 

J.  R.  Howard 

President,  American  Farm  Bureau  Federation 


Program 

(Continued) 


Address 


Hon.  Jacob  A.  O.  Preus 
Governor^  State  of  Minnesota 


Band  Selection 


2 :00  p.  m. 


Pageant — Forward!  Farm  Bureau 
Nina  B.  Lamkin,  Director, 
Community  Service,  Inc.,  New  York  City 


Farm  Bureau  Decennial  Celebration 
General  Committee 


H.  H.  Parke,  Chairman 

J.  M.  Beckett 

J.  D.  Bilsborrow 

S.  £.  Bradt 

J.  S.  Brown 

J.  S.  Collier 

H.  A.  deWerff 

A.  E.  Eckert 

P.  R.  Edgerton 

C.  R.  Finley 


S.  R.  Guard 
C.  C.  Logan 

F.  I.  Mann 
Hy.  McGough 

G.  E.  Metzger 
Earl  Price 

T.  H.  Roberts 
W.  H.  Smith 
J.  C.  Spider 
G.  F.  Tullock 


The  Farm  Bureau  Idea 

Pioneer  Days 

ONCE  was  the  farmer  a pioneer*  Meagre  were 
his  needs  for  scientific  knowledge.  Little 
use  had  he  for  orderly  systems  of  crop  pro- 
duction or  for  farm  rotation  or  improved  methods 
--  of  marketing.  His  was  a virgin  soil  endowed  with 
ample  quantities  of  plant  foods.  His  was  a life 
where  the  major  necessities  were  either  produced 
by  the  sweat  of  his  own  brow  or  acquired  by  the 
simplest  methods  of  barter  and  exchange. 

In  that  day,  not  so  long  since,  agricultural  prac- 
tices were  elemental.  Farm  implements  were  crude. 
The  farm  home  was  simple.  Community  life  con- 
fined itself  to  the  environs  of  a few  homes.  The 
^ frontier  store  carried  the  few  manufactured  products 
and  staples  desired.  These  were  exchanged  for  a 
load  of  wheat  or  a bale  of  cotton. 

Then  came  the  days  of  land  development.  Uncle 
Sam  distributed  land  with  a lavish  hand.  Communi- 
ties began  to  spring  up  wherever  good  land  was 
available.  Rural  homes  were  built  in  more  regular 
proximity.  Farms  were  fenced.  Roads  were  laid 
K out.  Small  towns  sprang  up.  Railroads  began  to 
link  the  towns  together.  Farm  machinery  was  in- 
vented and  put  into  use.  Larger  areas  were  cropped, 
t Soils  began  to  be  more  heavily  drawn  upon.  Insect 
enemies  and  pests  crept  in.  Noxious  weeds  were 
imported.  The  need  of  improved  breeding  of  ani- 
mals became  more  generally  evident.  The  day  of 
common  problems  had  arrived. 

The  farmer’s  problem  was  the  problem  of  his 


Farm  Bureau  Decennial  Celebration 


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neighbor  and  his  neighbor’s  neighbor.  A need  was 
felt  for  getting  together  for  the  common  good.  As 
a result  there  came  the  Grange,  the  Farmers’  Union 
and  other  cooperative  efiForts. 

Each  of  these  did  much  good  as  a forerunner  of 
the  real  basic,  nation-wide  farmers’  organization 
which  was  yet  destined  to  be  born. 

As  early  as  1900  the  cotton  planters  of  the  south- 
ern states  felt  the  need  of  organized  effort  to  con- 
trol the  ravages  of  the  cotton  boll  weevil.  In  1904 
the  United  States  Department  of  Agriculture  recog- 
nized this  need  by  inaugurating  Farmers’  Coopera- 
tive Demonstration  Work  in  Texas, — an  early  illus- 
tration of  the  demonstration  method  of  teaching. 
From  this  beginning  was  developed  the  county 
agent  idea,  the  work  spreading  over  portions  of 
twelve  states  in  the  next  five  years. 

Meanwhile,  the  general  need  of  agricultural  im- 
provement in  the  northern  states  was  growing.  The 
soil  was  being  heavily  cropped,  resulting  in  a grad- 
ual depletion  of  the  virgin  fertility.  The  crops  were 
in  need  of  improvement.  Poor  grades  of  live  stock 
were  common.  Marketing  methods  were  unscien- 
tific, needless  costs  were  piled  up  to  cut  the  profit 
to  the  producer  and  boost  the  price  to  the  consumer. 
Roads  were  impassable  at  certain  seasons  of  the  year. 
Country  schools  were  far  behind  the  city  standard. 
Almost  universally  the  country  home  was  still  with- 
out modem  conveniences  or  labor  saving  devices. 
The  needs  grew  more  and  more  apparent.  Farmers 
were  ready  for  the  new  day  in  agriculture. 


The  Farm  Bureau  Idea  9 


A New  Day  in  Agriculture 

That  day  came  to  Illinois  on  June  1 , 191 2, — 
just  ten  years  ago  when  two  Illinois  counties 
began  what  we  now  call  farm  bureau  work. 
DeKalb  and  Kankakee  were  the  pioneer  counties. 

The  birth  of  the  Farm  Bureau  was  not  an  acci- 
dent. We  now  know  that  as  early  as  1 902  the  mind 
of  a certain  young  college  trained  farmer  was  inocu- 
lated with  the  germ  of  “improved  agriculture.”  This 
young  man’s  father  before  him  was  an  exponent  of 
improved  breeding,  better  feeding,  and  a more  or 
less  regular  crop  rotation.  It  was  this  father  who 
influenced  his  son,  Henry  Parke  of  Genoa,  DeKalb 
County,  Illinois,  to  go  to  college  to  study  agricul- 
tural science.  It  was  he  who  gave  Henry  the  respon- 
sibilities which  directly  led  him  to  attend  the  Agri- 
cultural Short  Course  at  Urbana  in  1903  and  1904. 

It  was  here  that  Henry  Parke  met  Dr.  Cyril  G. 
Hopkins,  at  whose  hands  the  limestone-phosphate- 
legume  triad  simply  served  to  feed  the  idea  of  “im- 
proved agriculture’’  which  was  in  the  mind  of  this 
young  DeKalb  County  farmer.  He  resolved  to  put 
scientific  agriculture  into  practice. 

From  that  time  on  Henry  Parke  was  a leader. 
At  his  suggestion  the  Farmer’s  Institute  broadened 
its  scope.  Out  of  his  contributions  grew  the  farm- 
ers’ clubs  of  DeKalb  County.  It  was  he  who  finally 
led  a group  of  farmers  to  cooperate  with  bankers 
and  newspaper  men  in  planning  an  organization 
(The  DeKalb  County  Soil  Improvement  Associa- 


10  Farm  Bureau  Decennial  Celebration 


tion)  which  should  employ  on  full  time  a trained 
agriculturist,  or  farm  adviser,  to  take  charge  of  the 
soil  development  in  the  county. 

This  first  adviser,  W.  G.  Eckhardt,  was  drawn 
from  the  faculty  of  the  College  of  Agriculture  at 
the  University  of  Illinois.  He  assumed  his  new  role 
as  county  farm  adviser  in  DeKalb  County,  June  1, 
1912. 

Much  in  the  same  way,  there  was  developing 
simultaneously  in  Kankakee  County  a plan  which 
stressed  both  soils  and  crops.  As  a result,  this  or- 
ganization was  named  the  Kankakee  County  Soil 
and  Crop  Improvement  Association,  which  title  re- 
mains unchanged. 

Again  we  find  farm  bureau  leaders  turning  to  the 
University  for  help.  The  committee  of  farmers  and 
bankers  in  Kankakee  County  singled  out  John  S. 
Collier  (then  working  on  his  doctor’s  thesis  at  the 
University  of  Illinois)  to  assume  the  duties  mapped 
out  by  the  new  organization.  Funds  were  pledged 
for  three  years  in  advance,  that  being  the  length 
of  the  original  contract.  Mr.  Collier  is  still  on  the 
job,  being  probably  the  oldest  adviser,  in  point  of 
service,  in  the  United  States. 

While  a decade  ago  there  were  but  two  county 
farm  bureau  organizations  in  Illinois,  the  work  has 
expanded  until  there  are  95  counties  now  working 
in  the  94  organizations.  Marshall  and  Putnam  are 
unique  in  being  the  only  counties  having  a farm  bu- 
reau jointly. 


The  Farm  Bureau  Idea 


11 


The  Farm  Bureau  at  Work 

From  the  very  beginning,  Illinois  has  insisted 
that  a definite  and  responsible  organization 
shall  be  formed  by  the  farmers  in  any  county 
prior  to  the  employment  of  a farm  adviser. 

The  period  of  growth  and  expansion  has  had 
certain  definite  stimuli  from  time  to  time*  Most 
prominent  in  this  role  are: 

( 1 ) The  passage  of  the  Smith-Lever  Act  appro- 
priating government  money  administered  by  the 
University  for  county  agent  work. 

(2)  The  need  of  more  food  during  the  War. 

(3)  The  appropriation  of  State  funds. 

(4)  The  reorganization  of  the  Illinois  Agricul- 
tural Association  and  the  formation  of  the  Ameri- 
can Farm  Bureau  Federation. 

Too  long  a story  would  this  be  were  it  to  tell  of 
all  the  men  who  played  a prominent  part  in  this 
development.  If  we  were  to  choose  a half  dozen 
names  upon  which  to  heap  first  honors,  these  would 
doubtless  be:  Eugene  Davenport,  Cyril  G.  Hop- 

kins, B.  F.  Harris,  Henry  H.  Parke,  W.  G.  Eckhardt, 
and  John  S.  Collier. 

Ten  years  is  not  a long  time  in  which  to  solve 
the  multitudinous  problems  which  agriculture  faced 
in  1912.  In  fact,  most  of  them  are  yet  unsolved. 
And  still  we  can  easily  point  out  progress. 

From  its  early  limited  scope  which  comprehended 
only  soil  and  crop  improvement,  the  farm  bureau 
has  grown  until  its  present  program  includes  every 


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12  Farm  Bureau  Decennial  Celebration 

kind  of  farm  problem,  including  seeds,  crop  vari- 
eties,  fruits,  cover  crops,  insect,  fungus  and  weed 
control,  breeding,  feeding,  animal  diseases,  sanita-  ; 
tion,  economic  dairying,  rotations,  farm  manage-  " ; 

ment,  farm  loans,  cooperative  buying  and  selling,  I 
legislation,  community  needs,  boys\  and  girls*  club  T j 
work,  improved  homes,  landscaping,  better  roads,  | 
rural  leadership,  and  many  others.  1 

The  University  of  Illinois  has  played  no  small 
part  in  this  advancement.  To  it  were  assigned  the  ;i 
duties  of  administration  and  the  supervision  of  fed-  i 
eral  funds.  Thru  the  Agricultural  Extension  Ser- 
vice,  the  University  has  correlated  and  supervised 
the  farm  bureau  v/ork.  Under  its  direction,  de- 
partmental advisers,  specialists  in  soils,  crops,  hor- 
ticulture, animal  husbandry,  dairy  husbandry,  ento- 
mology, and  farm  management,  have  advanced  the 
project  work  of  the  farm  bureaus  and  have  given  ^ 
special  aid  and  guidance  to  farm  advisers.  Since 
the  organization  of  the  Illinois  Agricultural  Associa-  j 

tion  in  1 9 1 9 it  has  actively  cooperated  with  the  uni-  tj 

versity  and  farm  bureaus  in  promoting  the  work.  J 

Woman’s  work  in  Illinois  has  not  been  forgotten.  ii 

The  home  bureau,  an  organization  for  homemakers, 
is  separate  from  but  parallels  the  farm  bureau,  the  ^ j. 
members,  in  cooperation  with  the  University  of  Illi-  | 

nois,  employing  a home  adviser  and  managing  their  V 

home  bureau  affairs.  From  a single  home  bureau  | 

in  Kankakee  County  in  1915,  the  work  now  in-  | 

dudes  nineteen  counties,  the  newest  being  DeKalb.  [;>■ 


The  Farm  Bureau  Idea 


13 


Next  Ten  Years  Promise  Mitch 

NO  movement  of  such  scope  could  travel  over 
a road  of  advancement  for  ten  years  with- 
out encountering  some  rough  places  and 
even  a few  pitfalls.  True,  some  mistakes  have  been 
made  but  in  general  the  march  has  been  rapid  and 
successful. 

Just  as  the  past  ten  years  show  material  advance- 
ment, so  do  the  ten  years  ahead  promise  much  in 
the  way  of  accomplishment, — of  conquering  the  dif- 
ficulties in  agricultural  growth  yet  unsolved. 


Membership  has  reached 
its  maximum  of  expan- 
sion. 

Leadership  has  only  be- 
gun its  program  of  con- 
structive and  progressive 
advancement. 


Cooperation  has  been 
the  aim  of  all  leaders. 


It  shall  become  stronger 
and  more  faithful. 


Each  year  is  developing 
more  rural  leaders  who 
do  big  things  in  a big 
way. 

It  shall  extend  beyond 
the  realm  of  selfish  ideals 
to  include  all  interests, 
from  producer  to  con- 
sumer, from  town  to 
country. 


14  Farm  Bureau  Decennial  Celebration 


Economics  has  but 
pricked  the  conscious- 
ness of  the  agricultural 
producer. 

Production  has  been 
given  consistent  thought 
resulting  in  marked  im- 
provement. 

Marketing  has  recently 
challenged  the  attention 
of  great  minds. 


Legislation  has  been 
studied  and  improved 
measures  have  been 
passed. 


Community  Interests  are 
superceding  selfish  in- 
dividual desires. 


In  the  future,  much  more 
economic  use  must  be 
made  of  land,  labor, 
and  capital. 


There  still  remain  many 
steps  in  the  ladder  of 
economic  production. 

Far  more  will  be  accom- 
plished by  way  of  in- 
creased efficiency,  cost 
reduction  and  elimin- 
ation of  useless  effort. 

Improved  legislation, 
which  will  not  only 
benefit  the  farmers  but 
other  classes  as  well,  still 
needs  to  be  enacted. 

The  community  need 
will  become  a major 
project  among  far 
sighted  rural  leaders. 


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The  Farm  Bureau  Idea  15 


Milestones  Just  Ahead 

Toward  the  farm  bureau  of  today  are  turned 
the  eyes  of  the  world.  It  is  significant  that 
from  other  countries  in  both  hemispheres,  in- 
cluding even  India  and  Czechoslovakia,  are  coming 
inquiries  with  a view  to  adopting  the  plan. 

Its  basic  principles  are  built  on  the  rock — a true 
farmer’s  organization  for  the  advancement  of  agri- 
culture in  its  relation  to  all  peoples. 

The  highway  of  progress  is  yet  a rough  and 
crooked  trail,  and  still  ten  years  have  done  much  to 
hew  down  the  trees  of  doubt,  to  blast  out  the 
boulders  of  ignorance,  and  to  drain  off  the  sloughs 
of  misinformation,  until  the  farm  bureau  road  of 
today  presents  a way  of  highly  improved  approach 
to  a citadel  known  as  Perfected  Agriculture. 

As  other  decades  roll  by,  improving  the  grade 
of  our  highway,  straightening  the  curves,  broaden- 
ing the  road  bed  and  filling  the  low  places,  those 
future  loyal  farm  bureau  members — some  of  them 
our  enthusiastic  boys  and  girls  of  today — ^will  lay 
upon  our  well  builded  foundation  an  ideal  surface 
highly  fitting  for  the  progress  of  the  greatest  of  all 
industries. 

Proud  are  we  that  it  has  been  our  privilege  to 
play  a part  in  this  drama  of  farm  bureau  develop- 
ment during  its  youth.  With  the  greatest  of  antici- 
pation do  we  turn  our  eyes  to  the  road  ahead. 


16  Farm  Bureau  Decennial  Celebration 

The  close  of  the  first  ten  years  but  sets  the  first 
milestone  on  the  highway  to 

A Permanent  Agriculture 
A Profitable  Farm  Business 
An  Ideal  Farm  Home 
A Happy  Country  Life 
and 

A Loved  Profession. 

To  these  ideals  we  dedicate  ourselves  under  the 
banner  inscribed: 

FORWARD 

FARM 

BUREAU! 


— Charles  A.  Atwood, 


Farm  Bureau  History 

1904 — Demonstration  work  began.  Texas. 

1909 — Work  extended  to  11  other  southern  states. 

1911 —  First  county  agent  in  New  York,  Broome  County, 

^ March  20. 

1912 —  First  county  agent  in  North  Dakota,  Bottineau 
County,  January  7. 

^ 191 2 — First  county  agent  in  Wisconsin,  Oneida  County, 
February. 

Illinois 

1 9 1 2 — DeKalb  County  Soil  Improvement  Association  or- 
ganized March  27. 

1 9 1 2 — Kankakee  County  Soil  and  Crop  Improvement  As- 
sociation organized  April  20. 

1 9 1 2 —  W.  G.  Eckhardt,  DeKalb  County,  and  John  S.  Col- 
lier, Kankakee  County,  June  1 . First  counties  in 
United  States  to  build  a definite  farmers*  organi- 
zation to  carry  responsibility  of  farm  bureau  work. 

1 9 1 2 — ^University  committee  for  approval  of  farm  advisers* 
, qualifications  selected,  October.  Committee;  F.  H. 

Rankin,  C.  G.  Hopkins,  and  H.  W.  Mumford.  (W. 
L.  Burlinson  succeeded  C.  G.  Hopkins). 

1 9 1 3 — Tazewell  County,  Illinois,  adopts  name  of  Farm  Bu- 
reau, June  1 . First  time  title  used  in  United  States. 

1 9 1 3 —  Act  of  Illinois  Legislature  enabling  county  boards 
to  appropriate  up  to  $5000  a year  toward  main- 
tenance of  farm  bureau  work,  June  27.  (Amended 
in  1920  to  include  home  bureaus  also.) 

^ 1913 — Eight  counties  began  farm  bureau  work.  (Total  10.) 

1 9 1 3 — A.  G.  Smith  appointed  State  Leader.  (Served  un- 
til September  1,  1914.) 

1914 —  Passage  of  Smith-Lever  Act  May  8,  appropriating 
funds  for  county  agent  work.  For  the  U,  S. : 
($480,00  a year,  beginning  July  1,  1914,  and  reach- 
irtg  the  maximum  $4,500,000  by  July  1,  1922). 


Site  of  the  Farm  Bureau  Decennial  Celebration,  Campus,  Northern  Illinois 
State  Teachers  College,  DeKalb. 


Pageant — 

Forward  Farm  Bureau 

Introduction 

The  pageant.  Forward!  Farm  Bureau,  is  a 
symbolic  presentation  of  the  work  and 
achievements  of  the  farm  bureaus  of  Illinois 
during  the  last  ten  years.  Four  episodes  divide  the 
pageant : 

I.  The  Birth  of  an  Idea, 

II.  The  Growth  of  an  Idea, 

III.  The  Development  of  an  Idea,  and 

IV.  The  Future  of  an  Idea. 

These  episodes  are  divided  into  scenes,  each  of 
which  interprets  some  phase  of  farm  bureau  work. 
Between  the  episodes  are  interludes  which  are  sym- 
bolic of  some  theme  connected  with  the  episode  that 
follows. 

There  are  six  ways  in  which  the  meanings,  the 
objectives  and  the  ideals  of  the  themes  in  episodes 
and  interludes  are  interpreted  and  dramatized: 

First — ^Thru  two  Prologue  Readers. 

The  First  Prologue  Reader  will  tell  of  the  pro- 
jects organized  for  the  solution  of  our  problems,  the 
achievements  thru  the  growth  of  ten  years  and  the 
ideals  and  objectives  of  the  future.  The  Second 
Prologue  Reader  will  interpret  the  symbolisms. 


Farm  Bureau  Decennial  Celebration 


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Second — ^Through  the  peuitomime  of  groups  on 
the  field  who  enact  the  various  scenes. 

Third — Thru  the  use  of  the  “daylight  screen.” 

Fourth — ^Thru  songs  and  other  appropriate  music 
which  will  help  to  create  atmosphere  for  the  various 
settings. 

Fifth — Thru  tableaux  and  groupings  of  symbolic 
characters  which  are  closely  related  to  the  scenes 
on  the  field  and  which  appear  on  the  raised  dais  on 
either  side  of  the  field. 

Sixth — ^Thru  the  visualization  of  a real  farm  im- 
proved and  reorganized.  On  the  back  field  and  at 
one  side  is  a farm  house  typical  of  Illinois,  but  not 
as  beautified  as  it  might  be.  The  farm  is  poorly 
arranged  and  lacks  many  modern  improvements. 
A farmer  and  his  family  live  in  this  home.  The  son 
wanted  to  leave  home,  but  later  sees  the  advan- 
tages on  the  farm  and  becomes  one  of  the  rural 
leaders.  He  is  progressive  and  seeking  information 
by  which  he  can  become  a better  farmer,  improve 
the  farm,  the  farm  home  and  the  community.  This 
leader  reacts  to  the  changes  and  improvements 
which  the  years  bring  and  thru  the  various  scenes 
he  stands  out  as  symbolic  of  the  growth  and  lead- 
ership which  better  economic,  industrial  and  social 
conditions  bring.  In  the  final  scene  we  see  his  farm 
well  organized,  his  home  beautified,  and  the  spirit 
in  the  home  strengthened  as  a larger  vision  of  the 
future  is  portrayed. 


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Cast  of  Characters  and  Groups 

In  Order  of  Their  Appearance 

Characters  or  Groups — Leader  County 

First  Prologue  Reader,  B.  Barrett  Evans DeKalb 

Second  Prologue  Reader,  Carlton  Trimble Crawford 

The  Farmer  who  lives  in  the  Stage  Home, 

Lincoln  Watson  DeKalb 

The  Son  of  the  Farmer,  Harland  Orr DeKalb 

The  Wife  of  the  Farmer,  Ada  Cowdrey DeKalb 

The  Younger  Sons,  Paul  Ritzman,  Fred  Diedrich.  . . .DeKalb 
Neighbors,  E.  O.  Fay,  M.  T.  Oakland,  Bayard 

Clark,  Frank  Balthis  DeKalb 

PRELUDE  I 

Voice  of  the  Forests,  Marie  Cahill DeKalb 

Forests  and  Prairies  of  Illinois 

Northern  Illinois  State  Teachers  College, 

Edith  Bond DeKalb 

Voice  of  Spring,  Irene  Milliken  Cook 

Flowers  of  Illinois 

Rollo  School,  Maybelle  Letherman,  Irma  John- 
son   DeKalb 

DeKalb  Schools,  Maud  Nicholson DeKalb 

The  South  Wind,  Mercedes  Fairfield DeKalb 

Raindrops 

Rollo  School,  Elizabeth  Kutzner DeKalb 

Birds  of  Illinois 

DeKalb  Schools,  Maud  Nicholson DeKalb 

The  Rainbow,  Peck  School  of  Dancing DeKalb 

INTERLUDE  I 

A Scene  in  the  early  days 

Somonauk  United  Presbyterian  Church,  Mary 
Howison,  Nettie  McCleery,  R.  J.  McAllister, 

H.  Ferguson,  R.  J.  Howison,  F.  B.  Kirkpat- 
rick 


DeKalb* 


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Second — ^Through  the  pantomime  of  groups  on 
the  field  who  enact  the  various  scenes. 

Third — ^Thru  the  use  of  the  “daylight  screen.” 

Fourth — ^Thru  songs  and  other  appropriate  music 
which  will  help  to  create  atmosphere  for  the  various 
settings. 

Fifth — ^Thru  tableaux  and  groupings  of  symbolic 
characters  which  are  closely  related  to  the  scenes 
on  the  field  and  which  appear  on  the  raised  dais  on 
either  side  of  the  field. 

Sixth — ^Thru  the  visualization  of  a real  farm  im- 
proved and  reorganized.  On  the  back  field  and  at 
one  side  is  a farm  house  typical  of  Illinois,  but  not 
as  beautified  as  it  might  be.  The  farm  is  poorly 
arranged  and  lacks  many  modern  improvements. 
A farmer  and  his  family  live  in  this  home.  The  son 
wanted  to  leave  home,  but  later  sees  the  advan- 
tages on  the  farm  and  becomes  one  of  the  rural 
leaders.  He  is  progressive  and  seeking  information 
by  which  he  can  become  a better  farmer,  improve 
the  farm,  the  farm  home  and  the  community.  This 
leader  reacts  to  the  changes  and  improvements 
which  the  years  bring  and  thru  the  various  scenes 
he  stands  out  as  symbolic  of  the  growth  and  lead- 
ership which  better  economic,  industrial  and  social 
conditions  bring.  In  the  final  scene  we  see  his  farm 
well  organized,  his  home  beautified,  and  the  spirit 
in  the  home  strengthened  as  a larger  vision  of  the 
future  is  portrayed. 


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Cast  of  Characters  and  Groups 

In  Order  of  Their  Appearance 

Characters  or  Groups — Leader  County 

First  Prologue  Reader,  B.  Barrett  Evans DeKalb 

Second  Prologue  Reader,  Carlton  Trimble Crawford 

The  Farmer  who  lives  in  the  Stage  Home, 

Lincoln  Watson  DeKalb 

The  Son  of  the  Farmer,  Harland  Orr DeKalb 

The  Wife  of  the  Farmer,  Ada  Cowdrey DeKalb 

The  Younger  Sons,  Paul  Ritzman,  Fred  Diedrich.  . . .DeKalb 
Neighbors,  E.  O.  Fay,  M.  T.  Oakland,  Bayard 

Clark,  Frank  Balthis  DeKalb 

PRELUDE  I 

Voice  of  the  Forests,  Marie  Cahill DeKalb 

Forests  and  Prairies  of  Illinois 

Northern  Illinois  State  Teachers  College, 

Edith  Bond DeKalb 

Voice  of  Spring,  Irene  Milliken  Cook 

Flowers  of  Illinois 

Rollo  School,  Maybelle  Letherman,  Irma  John- 
son   DeKalb 

DeKalb  Schools,  Maud  Nicholson DeKalb 

The  South  Wind,  Mercedes  Fairfield DeKalb 

Raindrops 

Rollo  School,  Elizabeth  Kutzner DeKalb 

Birds  of  Illinois 

DeKalb  Schools,  Maud  Nicholson DeKalb 

The  Rainbow,  Peck  School  of  Dancing DeKalb 

INTERLUDE  I 

A Scene  in  the  early  days 

Somonauk  United  Presbyterian  Church,  Mary 
Howison,  Nettie  McCleery,  R.  J.  McAllister, 

H.  Ferguson,  R.  J.  Howison,  F.  B.  Kirkpat- 
rick 


DeKalb 


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Characters  or  Groups — Leader  County 

Gray’s  Lake,  Rev.  Frank  James. Lake 

Diamond  Lake  Community  Club,  F.  B.  Johnson ....  Lake 
Sycamore  Farmers  Club,  N.  B.  Westlake,  Louis 

Lloyd,  Zeke  Raymond DeKalb 

EPISODE  I 

Scene  1 

Symbolic  Characters:  Mrs.  Earl  Price Kendall 

Chinch  Bug,  Leon  Haag Kendall 

Hessian  Fly,  Donald  Haag Kendall 

Depleted  Soil,  Rachael  Woolry Kendall 

Grasshoppers,  Merrill  Wolf,  Arnold  Bower Kendall 

Poor  Seed,  Nina  Woolry Kendall 

Elarly  Frost,  Marion  Davis Kendall 

Symbolic  Group,  Mrs.  L.  C.  Clyne . .Kane 

Legislation,  Adelaide  Francisco Kane 

Taxation,  Stella  Plapp Kane 

Production,  Helen  Butler Kane 

Marketing,  Florence  Butler Kane 

Industry,  Marguerite  O’Brien Kane 

Labor,  Katherine  Stowe Kane 

Rural  Finance,  Marguerite  Wagner Kane 

Scene  2 

Group  who  formed  the  DeKalb  County  Soil  Im- 
provement Association,  Henry  Parke DeKalb 

The  University  of  Illinois,  Marie  Peterson DeKalb 

Farmers  on  the  way  to  an  Institute,  Dexter  Stocking.  . .Ogle 
Charter  Grove  Community  Club,  Lester  Marshall.  . .DeKalb 

Scene  3 

Symbolic  Group,  Mrs.  L.  C.  Clyne Kane 

Education,  Vera  Lawson Kane 

Mother,  Mrs.  W.  F.  Reynolds Kane 

Father,  W.  F.  Reynolds Kane 

* Child,  Mae  Anna  Flahrity Kane 


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Characters  or  Groups — Leader  County 

Experiment,  Bernardine  Milnamow  Kane 

Science,  Marguerite  Burns  Kane 

Organization,  Selma  Ahlin Kane 


INTERLUDE  II 

Voices  of  the  Wheat  Fields,  Peck  School  of  Dancing . DeKalb 


Wheat  Fields 

Kaneville  School,  Mrs.  Ben  Ames Kane 

Rockford  Group,  Mrs.  J.  B.  Gleasman Winnebago 

Sugar  Grove  High  School,  Minnie  Dugan Kane 

Tiskilwa  Garment  Club,  Mrs.  John  Luce Bureau 

Elburn  School,  Mary  Hughes Kane 

Greenwood  Group,  Mrs.  C.  C.  Harrison McHenry 

Hessian  Flies,  Edith  Bond De  Kalb 

Limestone,  Edith  Bond De  Kalb 

Phosphate,  Edith  Bond De  Kalb 

Legumes,  Earl  Price Kendall 


EPISODE  II 
Scene  1 

Groups  from  all  Farm  Bureaus 
Organized  in  1912  and  1913 

W.  G.  Eckhardt,  De  Kalb;  J.  S.  Collier,  Kankakee;  C.  H. 
Oathout,  Champaign;  E.  A.  Carncross,  Du  Page;  W.  B. 
Richards,  Kane;  H.  O.  Allison,  Livingston;  A.  J.  Gafke, 
McHenry;  W.  E.  Hedgcock,  Peoria;  C.  G.  Starr,  Taze- 
well; J.  F.  Hedgcock,  Will. 

Treating  Oats  for  Smut,  J.  V.  Stevenson LaSalle 

What  the  De  Kalb  County  Soil  Improvement  Association  has 
done  for  soil  and  crop  improvement,  B.  W.  Lyons . De  Kalb 

Spraying  Ring,  James  Harvey Grundy 

Poultry  Culling,  L.  S.  Griffith Lee 

Soil  Testing,  W.  B.  Richards Kane 

Cow  Testing,  C.  J.  Rieck Du  Page 


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Scene  2 

Characters  or  Groups — Leader  County 

All  Farm  Bureau  groups  who  were  in  Scene  I 

Uncle  Sam,  S.  F.  Parson De  Kalb 

Drum  and  Bugle  Corps,  American  Legion,  A.  D. 

Heath,  L.  T.  Criswell De  Kalb 

Men  and  Women  who  answer  call 

Naperville  Rural  Life  Progress  Club,  Mrs.  Frank 
Fraley,  Mrs.  Matt  Fisher,  Frank  McCabe,  Mrs. 

Chas.  Putnam  Du  Page 

Community  Group,  N.  B.  Harris Kendall 

Suydam  Church,  Wilber  Wesson,  Mrs.  John 

Hines,  Mrs.  Alvin  Warren De  Kalb 

Community  Group,  Wm.  Webb Will 

Big  Wood  Community  Club,  John  Warren, 

George  B.  Goss  Du  Page 

Community  Group,  W.  Lloyd  Keepers Kane 

Waterman  Group,  Mrs.  R.  Wakefield,  Mrs. 

Mable  Kirkpatrick,  Carl  Anderson,  J.  Frank 

Anderson  De  Kalb 

Hinckley  Group,  Mrs.  Ralph  Payne,  Mrs.  I.  N. 

Harbour,  Wm.  Haish,  Albert  Rimsnyder De  Kalb 

Community  Group,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  R.  L.  Pfiel, 

C.  M.  Cassidy  Boone 

Community  Group,  Oscar  Neher Lee 

Afton  Group,  B.  W.  Lyons De  Kalb 

Ringwood  and  Greenwood  Groups,  Frank  Bar- 
ber, Mrs.  Lula  Thomas,  Mrs.  C.  C.  Harrison, 

D.  H.  Ross  McHenry 

Malta  Methodist  Church,  Aaron  Plapp,  Mrs. 

Jas.  Stone De  Kalb 

Agricultural  Department,  Harvard  High  School, 

J.  B.  Adams  McHenry 

Pleasant  Valley  Community  Club,  Herbert  Kdtz, 

Mrs.  Milo  Kiltz,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  G.  A.  Miller.  . . .McHenry 

High  School  Group,  L.  W.  Bush Kendall 

Richmond  High  School,  R.  R.  Turner McHenry 


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INTERLUDE  III 

Characters  or  Groups — Leader  County 

Vegetables  of  Illinois,  Mrs.  Harriet  Parks De  Kalb 

Farmer  Boys,  Peck  School  of  Dancing De  Kalb 

Scene  3 

Hunger,  Bernice  Johnson  Kendall 

Children,  Mrs.  A.  E.  Hanson Kendall 

Loads  of  Corn,  Earl  Price Kendall 

Agriculture,  Marie  Cole De  Kalb 

Economy,  Marie  Seaholm De  Kalb 

Efficiency,  Hazel  Smith De  Kalb 

Group  led  by  Production 

Scene  4 

Children  on  way  to  summer  outing,  E.  C.  Jones Cook 

EPISODE  111 
Scene  1 

Procession  of  Improved  Livestock,  Jas.  Carmichael.  . . .Ogle 

Rochelle,  Southworth  Tigan Ogle 

De  Kalb,  Paul  Furr De  Kalb 

INTERLUDE  IV 

Voices  of  the  Clover  Fields,  Peck  School  of  Dane? 

ing De  Kalb 

Sweet  Clover  Fields 

Genoa  High  School,  Rhea  Saul DeKalb 

DeKalb  High  School,  Vergene  Glidden DeKalb 

Boone  County  Group,  Mrs.  C.  J.  Leinbach Boone 

Forget-me-not  Sewing  Club,  Marilda  Zearing  . . . .Bureau 

Girls  Group,  Edith  Jeanblanc  Lee 

Girls  Group,  Gertrude  Seeback Lee 

Girls  Group,  Anza  Lawton  .Lee 

Girls — Mazon  High  School,  Thelma  McClellan . . . Grundy 

Scene  2 

Pig  Club,  Paul  Furr DeKalb 

Pig  Club,  D.  EL  Warren Lee 

Pig  Club,  Paul  E.  Hoppe Grundy 


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28 


Characters  or  Groups — Leader  County 

Dairy  Calf  Club,  C.  J.  Rieck DuPage 

Baby  Beef  Calf  Club,  V.  J.  Banter Bureau 

Dairy  Calf  Club,  D.  E.  Warren Lee 

Canning  and  Sewing  Club,  Mrs.  W.  W.  Klett DuPage 

Garment  Club,  Mrs.  H.  A.  Bemardine Lee 

Agricultural  Club,  South  Dixon  High  School, 

John  Weis  Lee 

Ag^ricultural  Club,  Harvard  High  School,  J.  B. 

Adams,  Edward  Schutt McHenry 

Agricultural  Club,  Richmond  High  School,  R.  R. 

Turner  McHenry 

Tiskilwa  Garment  Club,  Mrs.  John  Luce Bureau 

Forget-me-not  Sewing  Club,  Marilda  Zearing Bureau 


Scene-,3 

First  Home  Bureau  Unit,  Anna  Olsen,  Mrs.  A.  N. 

House,  Mrs.  Owen  Bigelow Kankakee 

Scene  4 

Community  Gathering 

Udina  Cooperative  Community  Club,  Hugh  Tee- 

pie,  Mrs.  Marshall  Sherman,  W.  C.  McQueen.  . . .Kane 


Grange  Units,  Mrs.  Geo.  W.  Fellows,  R.  V. 

Clikeman  Winnebago 

Green  River  Farmers*  Club,  W.  F.  Avery, 

H.  J.  Conners Lee 

Grange  Units,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  R.  L.  Pfiel,  E.  M. 

Cassidy Boone 

Lindenwood  Group,  Homer  Blough Ogle 

Aux  Sable  Group,  Wm  Lutzow Grundy 

Victor  Township,  Alice  Mizel,  Elsa  Hines,  Mrs. 

Alvin  Warren,  Mrs.  John  Hines DeKalb 

Afton  Township,  B.  W.  Lyons DeKalb 

Baby  Beef  Club,  V.  J.  Banter Bureau 


Malta  High  School.  W.  E.  Parke,  H.  H.  Cur- 
tiss   


DeKalb 


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Characters  or  Groups — Leader  County 

7th  and  8th  Grades,  Malta  School,  Miss  V.  M. 

Kern DeKalb 

Group  of  Boys,  Ashton  and  Dixon,  Grace  Doane, 

John  Plapp,  A.  E.  Conrad,  Herman  Heckman, 

John  Weis  Lee 

Five  Points  School,  District  45,  Anna  Holmquist.  .DeKalb 

Greenwood-Hebron  Group,  Mrs.  R.  W.  Stewart . McHenry 

Pig  Club,  Paul  Furr DeKalb 

DeKalb  Schools,  Maud  Nicholson DeKalb 

Waterman  School,  Mrs.  C.  M.  Kirkpatrick,  Mrs. 

Roy  Wakefield DeKalb 

Victor  Township  (Suydam  Church),  J.  Stead- 
man   DeKalb 

Marysville  Community  Club,  Bert  Kellogg Kendall 

Community  Group,  Harold  Russell Kendall 

Group  led  by  Production 


Production,  Legislation,  Marketing,  Taxation,  Labor,  In- 
dustry, Rural  Finance 

Scene  5 

Group  of  Farm  Bureau  Representatives  from  1912-1916. 

1912—  W.  G.  Eckhardt,  DeKalb;  J.  S.  Collier,  Kankakee. 

1913 —  C.  H.  Oathout,  Champaign;  E.  A.  Carncross,  Du- 
Page;  W.  B.  Richards,  Kane;  H.  O.  Allison,  Liv- 
ingston; A.  J.  Gafke,  McHenry;  J.  F.  Hedgcock, 
Will;  W.  E.  Hedgcock,  Peoria;  C.  G.  Starr,  Taze- 
well. 

1914 —  Chas.  Keltner,  Winnebago;  W.  W.  Wilson,  Bureau; 
F.  E.  Longmire,  Grundy;  L.  W.  Wise,  Iroquois;  I. 
S.  Brooks,  LaSalle. 

1915 —  F.  A.  Gougler,  Adams;  J.  H.  Lloyd,  Hancock;  H. 
F.  Fahrnkopf,  McLean;  T.  R.  Isaacs,  Mason. 

1916 —  ^L.  S.  Griffith,  Lee;  P.  S.  Richey,  Mercer,  P.  R. 
Edgerton,  Rock  Island;  M.  L.  Mosher,  Woodford. 

Group  of  girls  ip  march 

Northern  Illinois  State  Teachers  College,  Edith 
Bond 


DeKalb 


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30 


Scene  6 

Characters  or  Groups — Leader  County 

Representatives  from  Farm  Bureaus  1917-1922 

1917 —  C.  E.  Wheelock,  Lake;  J.  R.  Shinn,  Fulton;  C.  W. 
McWilliams,  Randolph;  G.  T.  Snyder,  Ogle;  J.  W. 
Whisenand,  Henry;  J.  E.  Whitchurch,  Saline. 

1918 —  J.  H.  Checkley,  Logan;  E.  W.  Rusk,  Macoupin; 
A.  L.  Higgins,  Moultrie;  C.  H.  Rehling,  Clinton; 
J.  G.  McCall,  Johnson;  E.  H.  Walworth,  Macon; 

G.  B.  Kendall,  Morgan;  Arthur  Lumbrick,  Ver- 
milion; 1.  A.  Madden,  Sangamon;  Melvin  Thomas, 
Coles;  G.  F.  Baumeister,  Stephenson;  C.  E.  Hay, 
Christian;  Enos  Waters,  Edgar;  F.  M.  Bane,  Hen- 
derson; Alfred  Raut,  Madison;  Alfred  Tate,  Mon- 
roe; A.  E.  Snyder,  Montgomery;  J.  J.  Doerschuk, 
Union;  R.  L.  Eyman,  Jersey;  E.  T.  Robbins,  De- 
Witt;  H.  B.  Piper,  Richland;  C.  C.  Logan,  Craw- 
ford; E.  M.  Phillips,  Greene;  L.  O.  Wise,  White- 
side. 

1919 —  C.  A.  Hughes,  Menard;  R.  C.  Doneghue,  McDon- 
ough; J.  W.  Watson,  Piatt;  B.  W.  Tillman,  St. 
Clair;  F.  C.  Hersman,  Ford;  F.  H.  Kelley,  Ed- 
wards; H.  A.  deWerff,  Franklin;  Otis  Kercher, 
Pike. 

1920 —  E.  E.  Brown,  Stark;  G.  R.  Bliss,  Carroll;  F.  E. 
Fuller,  Marshall-Putnam;  A.  E.  Davidson,  Brown; 
Chas.  Tarble,  Bond;  C.  C.  Burns,  Jo  Daviess;  H.  C. 
Wheeler,  Lawrence;  F.  W.  Garrett,  Douglas;  Earl 
Price,  Kendall;  G.  E.  Gentle,  Schuyler;  J.  C.  Kline, 
Boone;  F.  A.  Fisher,  Wabash;  L.  L.  Heller,  Cook; 
W.  R.  Eastman,  Pulaski;  G.  H.  Husted,  Scott;  C. 

H.  Belting,  Shelby;  W.  K.  Galeener,  Williamson; 
Ralph  Wells,  Warren;  C.  J.  Thomas,  Jackson;  W. 
W.  Merritt,  Clark;  E.  M.  D.  Bracker,  Knox. 


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Characters  or  Groups — Leader  County 

1921 — H.  Allison,  Calhoun;  Bertram  Abney,  Jeffer- 
son; O.  M.  McGhee,  Massac;  C.  W.  Simpson,  Gal- 
latin; L.  Kimmel,  Pope;  W.  E.  Hart,  Clay;  E.  W. 
Creighton,  White;  C.  B.  Pricej  Cumberland;  C. 
T.  Hufford,  Wayne. 

Home  Bureau  Unit,  Mrs.  S.  E.  Bradt,  Mrs.  B.  W. 

Lyons,  Mrs.  Will  Minnegan,  Mrs.  James  Stone, 

Mrs.  Chauncey  Watson DeKalb 


Floats  Representing  County,  State  and  National 
Achievements 


In  Order  of  Their  Appearance 


County 

Float  representing 

1. 

Bond 

Modern  Soil  Testing 

2. 

Kane 

Soil  Testing 

3. 

Monroe 

Limestone  Crushers 

4. 

Kankakee 

Phosphate  Storage  Bins 

5. 

Brown 

Nitrogen  Losses 

6. 

Livingston 

Soil  and  Crop  Improvement 

7. 

Franklin 

Illinois  System  of  Soil  Fertility  in 
"Egypt” 

8. 

Crawford 

“Sweet  Clover  Quartette** 

9. 

Iroquois 

Pioneer  Corn  Growers 

10. 

DeKalb 

Pure  Seed  for  DeKalb  County 

11. 

LaSalle 

Treating  Oats  for  Smut 

12. 

Woodford 

Seed  Corn  Improvement 

13. 

Logan 

Clean  Seed  for  Logan  County 

14. 

Coles 

Certified  Seed  Wheat 

15. 

Marshall-Putnam 

Grimm  Alfalfa  Wins 

16. 

Champaign 

Commercial  Use  of  Soybeans 

17. 

Mercer 

Field  Feeding  of  Soybeans 

18. 

Macoupin 

Soybean  Varieties  and  Poultry  Cull- 

ing 


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County 

19.  Lee 

20.  Cass 

2 1 . Moultrie 

22.  Macon 

Float  representing 
Poultry  Culling 
Chinch  Bug 
Chinch  Bug 

Chinch  Bug  Control  with  Cresote 
Line 

23.  Grundy 

24.  Douglas 

25.  Stark 

26.  Knox 

27.  Peoria 

28.  DuPage 

Spraying  Ring 
Farm  Spraying 
Spray  Rings 
Corn  Root  Rot 

Livestock  Breed  Associations — Hogs 
Cow  Testing  Association — Boys* 
Club  Work 

29.  Ef&ngham 

30.  Lake  ^ 

Holsteins  for  “Egypt** 
Better  Dairy  Sires 
Lake  County  Holsteins 

3 1 . Edgar 

32.  Sangamon 

33.  Bureau 

34.  Rock  Island 

35.  McLean 

Clean  Herds  for  Edgar  County 
Livestock  Club  Work 
Boys*  and  Girls*  Club  Work 
Hog  Vaccination 
McLean  County  System  of  Hog 
Sanitation 

36.  McDonough 

Farm  Management  and  Hog  Sanita- 
tion 

37.  Hancock 

38.  Clinton 

39.  Henry 

40.  Menard 

4 1 . Marion 

42.  Lee 

43.  Ford 

44.  Will 

Farm  Cost  Accounting 
Farm  Management  Pays 
Livestock  Shipping  Association 
The  First  From  Illinois 
Fruit  Marketing 
Farmers*  Elevators 
**Just  Ford** 

Wheatland  Plowing  Match 
Duroc-Jersey  Breeders*  Association 

45.  Greene 

Motion  Pictures  in  Farm  Bureau 
Work 

46.  Adams 

Farm  Bureau  Executive  Committee 
in  Session 

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County  Float  representing 

47.  Jo  Daviess  The  Good  Ship  “Cooperation** 

48.  Menard  **A  Vision  of  1932** 

Characters  or  Groups — Leader  County 

Town  Interests 

DeKalb  Chamber  of  Commerce  and  other  or- 
ganizations, S.  E.  Bradt,  Mrs.  Jas.  Stone,  A. 

J.  Plapp  DeKalb 

Dixon  Chamber  of  Commerce,  E.  R.  Oxman Lee 

Gray*s  Lake,  Rev.  Frank  James Lake 

DeKalb  Woman*s  Club,  Mrs.  S.  E.  Bradt DeKalb 

America,  Elsa  Larson  DeKalb 

Loyalty,  Caroline  Countryman DeKalb 

Love,  Louis  Tyler DeKalb 

Service,  Naemie  Johnson DeKalb 

Justice,  Marian  Bradt DeKalb 

Truth,  Mary  Johnson DeKalb 

Faith,  Rose  Ashlin DeKalb 


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Chorus  and  Band  Groups 


Chorus 

F.  W.  Greenaway,  Director 

DeKalb  Community  Chorus,  F.  W.  Greenaway DeKalb 

Teachers  College,  A.  Neil  Annas DeKalb 

Swedish  Lutheran  Church  Choir DeKalb 

Congregational  Church  Choir,  Vera  Wiswall DeKalb 

M.  E.  Church  Choir,  Helen  Hammond DeKalb 

^ First  Baptist  Church  Choir,  F.  W.  Greenaway DeKalb 

Swedish  Mission  Church  Choir,  Henry  Noreen DeKalb 

Children’s  Chorus,  Miss  Maud  Nicholson DeKalb 

M.  E.  Church  Choir,  E.  J.  Swanson Sycamore 

First  Baptist  Church  Choir,  Myra  Snow Sycamore 

Episcopalian  Church  Choir,  Dorothy  Doane Sycamore 

Evangelical  Church  Choir,  Mildred  Wright Malta 

Methodist  Church  Choir,  Mrs.  Jesse  Plapp Malta 

Congregational  Church  Choir,  Rev.  S.  H.  Brown Malta 

U.  P.  Church  Choir,  Wells  E.  Fay Somonauk 

Methodist  Church  Choir,  Roy  Wakefield Waterman 

Presbyterian  Church  Choir,  Sarah  MacFarlane  . .Waterman 
Lindenwood  Group,  Homer  Blough Ogle 

Band 

C.  F.  Toenniges,  Director 

DeKalb  Band,  C.  F.  Toenniges DeKalb 

Lee  County  Orchestra,  I.  J.  Trostle Lee 

Rosecrans  Band,  F.  E.  Henry Lake 

Clarion  Township  Community  Club  Band, 

Rev.  C.  A.  Wiederanders Bureau 


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Synopsis  of  the  Pageant 

Overture — Band. 

, First  Prologue  Reader:  the  Farm  Bureau? 

^ I 'HE  agriculture  of  the  west  is  the  agriculture  of 
^ progress.  The  pioneer  stage  is  over.  The 
prairies  have  been  broken  and  the  wild  grasses 
tamed.  The  sloughs  have  been  drained  and  the 
timber  cut  away.  The  lands  have  yielded  abund- 
antly from  their  stores  of  a million  years.  We  have 
better  seed,  better  machinery,  and  better  methods 
than  our  fathers  had  when  they  first  broke  the  virgin 
soil.  The  land  has  been  urged  to  yield  with  in- 
creasing bounty,  but  it  is  growing  tired. 

The  golden  grain  ripens  more  slowly  than  when 
our  fathers  planted  and  cultivated  and  is  grading 
lower  in  the  markets.  We  have  blamed  the  acci- 
dent of  season,  but  we  now  know  that  the  soil  is 
growing  weary  of  its  work.  The  insect  and  the 
fungus  are  in  the  land  and  increasing  population  is 
met  by  decreasing  harvests. 

We  have  learned  well  the  art  of  farming  but  that 
is  not  enough.  Science  must  be  employed  to  restore 
what  has  been  depleted,  to  protect  against  enemies 
that  would  destroy,  and  to  insure  for  our  posterity 
the  permanent  power  of  the  soil  to  yield,  lest  the 
people  languish  with  the  land. 

Nature  holds  many  a secret  open  only  to  the  in- 
quiring mind.  Science  stands  ready  with  beckoning 
hand.  We  go  to  work  with  her. — E.  Davenport. 
Screen : Beautiful  Illinois. 


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PRELUDE 

Forests  and  Prairies  of  Illinois,  Voices  of  Spring, 
Flowers  of  Illinois,  The  South  Wind,  The  North 
Wind,  Raindrops,  Birds  of  Illinois,  The  Rainbow. 

Interpretations  of  these  themes  thru  symbolic 
dances. 

First  Prologue  Reader:  Some  Early  History 

\X  7HILE  the  original  farm  bureau  units  in  Illi- 
^ ^ nois  are  ten  years  old  the  basis  for  the  move- 
ment is  in  reality  much  older.  It  took  root  twenty 
or  thirty  years  ago — perhaps  longer — ^when  the  far- 
sighted leaders  in  every  agricultural  community  were 
beginning  to  realize  that  American  agriculture  was 
passing  the  pioneer  state  of  simple  methods  and 
fertile  lands,  and  was  rapidly  assuming  a state  of 
development  where  success  in  farming  would  de- 
pend upon  keen,  scientific  business  methods  rather 
than  upon  mere  courage  and  hard  work. 

Then  came  the  Farmers’  Institute  in  Illinois  to 
work  hand  in  hand  with  the  State  University.  Thru 
the  Institute,  a farmer’s  short  course  was  arranged 
in  DeKalb  County.  Next  came  farmers’  clubs  with 
monthly  meetings,  and  itinerant  agricultural  speak- 
ers. 

In  the  minds  of  the  agricultural  leaders  of  De- 
Kalb  County,  the  Institute  and  the  short  course  were 
serving  even  a greater  purpose  than  the  actual  sci- 
entific instruction  they  gave;  they  were  preparing 
the  farmer  for  a permanent  organization  of  his  own. 

Slowly  but  surely  the  farmers  of  DeKalb  County 


The  beautiful  Illinois  prairie. 





In  the  pasture. 


College  of  Agriculture,  University  of  Illinois. 


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in  progressing  from  the  early  .institute  and  short 
course  work  to  their  farmers’  clubs,  had  been  mov- 
ing toward  the  organization  of  what  is  now  known 
as  the  farm  bureau.  At  almost  every  farmers’  club 
meeting  the  need  of  such  an  organization  was  voiced 
and  in  1912  it  became  a reality. — H.  H.  Parke. 

INTERLUDE  I 

Processional  showing  scenes  of  the  early  days. 
EPISODE  I — The  Birth  of  an  Idea 
Scene  1 

Second  Prologue  Reader 

I 

1\ /T  AN  is  beset  with  problems.  The  results  of  his 
labors  are  severely  molested.  Grief  attends 
him.  In  1912  he  is  forced  to  action.  His  hopes 
are  darkened  by  the  hovering  of  Depleted  Soils,  In- 
ferior Seeds,  Damaging  Insects,  Scrub  Livestock,  In- 
fectious Diseases  and  Inefficient  Production.  These 
surround  and  worry  him. 

Further  in  the  distance,  and  symbolized  by  the 
figures  we  see  passing,  are  problems  of  greater  im- 
port— ^Taxation,  Legislation,  Marketing,  Rural  Fi- 
nance, Labor  and  Industry.  But  of  these  we  note 
his  present  unconcern. 

On  dais  are  symbolisms  of  problems  of  1912. 

In  the  back  are  symbolisms  of  future  problems. 

On  the  field,  Henry  Parke,  his  neighbors  and  busi- 
ness men  are  talking  over  the  problems  of  today  and 
how  they  can  solve  them. 


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Scene  2 

First  Prologue  Reader:  The  Service  Already  Rendered 
TF  agriculture  is  to  be  permanent,  its  foundation, 
^ the  soil,  must  be  maintained.  Constant  cropping 
without  replacement  brings  about  soil  depletion. 

To  Dr.  Cyril  G.  Hopkins  belongs  the  greatest 
honor  for  the  teaching  of  a permanent  fertility  thru 
limestone,  phosphates  and  legumes.  The  early  farm 
bureaus  builded  much  of  their  policy  of  agricultural 
improvement  on  the  basis  of  soil  betterment,  using 
Dr.  Hopkins’  teachings  as  a guide. 

The  Farmers’  Institute  early  took  up  the  plan  of 
spreading  the  gospel  of  the  University’s  investiga- 
tional findings  and  so  practical  farming  was  im- 
proved by  application  of  scientific  knowledge. 

Lastly  the  soil  survey  had  its  influence  in  teach- 
ing local  farmers  where  their  soils  were  deficient. 
Also  soil  experiment  fields  were  established. 

Due  to  the  combined  efforts  of  these  factors,  a 
wealth  of  information,  laboratory  material  and  field 
demonstrations  were  made  available  for  first  farm 
bureaus. — Frank  I.  Mann. 

Screen:  Memorial  to  Dr.  Cyril  G.  Hopkins. 

Screen:  Illinois  Soil  Survey. 

On  the  dais  is  a symbolism  of  the  University. 

On  the  field  are  farmers  on  the  way  to  an  Institute. 

Scene  3 

First  Prologue  Reader:  The  First  Farm  Bureaus. 

T7ARM  bureau  work  in  Illinois  grew  from  within. 
^ The  local  organization  was  a result  of  a desire 
by  the  people  within  the  county  to  secure  and  put 


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into  practical  application  on  their  farms  information 
then  available.  These  men  felt  their  business  needed 
the  best  information  available.  They  were  appre- 
ciative of  the  service  rendered  thru  the  farm  press, 
the  Institute,  and  the  University. 

They  realized  that  to  secure  this  and  keep  in 
touch  with  the  latest  information  along  agricultural 
lines  they  needed  an  organization  and  a farm  ad- 
viser resident  in  the  county.  Thus  a few  leaders  in 
DeKalb  and  Kankakee  counties  in  1912  saw  farther 
into  the  future  than  farmers  in  neighboring  counties 
and  anticipated  by  several  months  the  organization 
of  the  farm  bureaus  in  other  counties  in  Illinois.  G. 
N.  Coffey. 

Screen:  The  First  Farm  Bureaus  in  Illinois 

The  group  of  farmers  have  discussed  the  service 
that  has  been  given  them  thus  far.  It  is  good  but 
it  comes  and  goes.  Why  not  have  it  every  day? 

The  Father  and  Son  have  also  been  talking  over 
plans  for  better  farming.  They  join  the  group  and 
the  first  Farm  Bureau  is  formed.  The  Soil  Improve- 
ment Association  of  DeKalb.  One  of  their  number 
is  sent  to  the  University  for  information. 

Second  Prologue  Reader: 

1\  yT  AN  is  resourceful.  He  makes  use  of  the 
agencies  at  hand.  Thus  he  combats  his  prob- 
lems as  they  arise.  Since  the  advent  of  Education  it 
has  ever  been  so.  Science  and  Experimentation 
have  lent  a helping  hand.  Organization  was  born, 
and,  being  a sturdy  youth,  grew  rapidly.  Education 
came  attended  by  a Mother,  a Father  and  a Child, 


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— so  do  we  visualize  the  Education  of  today  thru 
the  Home,  the  Farm  and  the  School. 

The  members  of  the  first  farm  bureau  leave  the 
field  to  work  out  their  new  problems. 


HE  farm  bureau  must  justify  its  existence. 


largely  on  the  basis  of  service  rendered.  Farm 
bureau  service  may  be  divided  into  three  types: 

First,  service  concerned  with  economic  and  effi- 
cient production  of  crops  and  livestock. 

Second,  a “service  bureau”  that  keeps  its  mem- 
bers informed  of  the  latest  developments  in  agri- 
cultural practice,  and  functions  in  securing  reliable 
information  upon  any  other  matters. 

Third,  emergency  service  to  its  members  and  so- 
ciety as  a whole. 

The  farm  bureau  has  an  organization  on  the 
ground,  in  a position  to  render  continuous  service, 
to  anticipate  new  problems  as  they  arise,  and  to 
demonstrate  their  application  to  farm  conditions. 

Thru  the  farm  visit,  the  office  consultation,  the 
demonstration,  the  farm  tour  and  the  hundreds  of 
other  types  of  worth-while  service  farmers  have 


INTERLUDE  U 


The  Wheat  Fields  and  the  Hessian  Flies 
Limestone,  Phosphate  and  Legumes 

EPISODE  II — ^The  Growth  of  an  Idea 


Scene  1 

First  Prologue  Reader:  The  Farm  Bureau  Renders 

Service 


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gained  confidence  in  each  other,  in  their  farm  ad- 
viser and  in  their  orgemization. 

Outside  the  county  the  farm  bureau  has  rendered 
invaluable  service  in  such  emergencies  as  the  World 
War,  the  European  food  relief  and  the  recent  flood 
relief. — ^J.  D.  Bilsborrow. 

Screen:  Organization,  Cooperation,  Service. 

Demonstrations  are  being  given  on  the  field  by 
some  of  the  counties  which  have  successfully  car- 
ried out  these  projects.  1.  Treating  oats;  2.  Seed 
and  Crop  Improvement;  3.  Soil  Fertility;  4.  Spray- 
ing ring;  5.  Poultry  Culling;  6.  Corn  testing. 

Scene  2 — War.  Service 
The  Call 

While  the  demonstrations  are  in  progress  and  the 
pests  are  seen  retreating  the  figure  of  Uncle  Sam 
appears  on  the  dais  on  the  left.  is  pointing  to 

the  distance  with  one  hand;  with  the  other  he  is 
summoning  the  farmer  folk. 

The  Response 

The  groups  on  the  field  withdraw  and  the  young 
men  respond  to  the  call,  while  the  older  men  and 
women  wave  them  a farewell  and  go  to  the  fields. 
Some  may  be  seen  helping  the  farmer  in  the  stage 
home;  others  can  be  seen  at  work  far  in  the  back- 
ground. 

INTERLUDE  III 

The  Vegetables  of  Illinois 

Scene  3 — ^The  European  Food  Call 

On  the  dais  we  see  the  figures  of  Hunger  and 
many  children  asking  for  food. 


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The  group  at  work  in  the  fields  about  the  farm- 
er’s home  answer  this  call  and  the  message  is  sent 
to  those  in  the  back  field.  A load  of  corn  near  the 
house  is  ready  for  market.  It  is  given  to  the  cause 
and  as  it  is  driven  across  the  field  other  loads  follow. 
Screen:  Immediate  Relief  in  Emergencies 

Scene  IV — The  Call  of  the  Country  Homes 
On  the  field,  a group  of  children  from  a city  set- 
tlement house  stop  and  play  a game  on  their  way  to 
the  country  outing  provided  for  them  by  the  Illinois 
Agricultural  Association,  the  United  Charities,  the 
the  railroads  and  the  Daily  News.  This  group  is 
symbolic  of  many  outings  for  hundreds  of  kiddies 
from  the  city. 

EPISODE  III — ^The  Development  of  an  Idea 

First  Prologue  Reader:  The  Farm  Bureau  Develops 

Organization 

Farm  bureau  service  has  not  been  limited  to  pro- 
ject work  alone.  It  has  been  very  comprehen- 
sive, meeting  well  nigh  every  need. 

Special  lines  of  work  could  best  be  carried  out 
thru  subsidiary  organizations.  Thus,  when  a com- 
munity wished  to  market  its  livestock  cooperatively, 
the  farm  bureau  assisted  in  the  organization  of  live- 
stock shipping  associations.  These  associations  are 
now  functioning  as  units,  subsidiary  to  the  farm 
bureau,  usually  getting  advice  from  it  and  often  hav- 
ing identical  memberships. 

Likewise  farm  loan  associations,  seed  marketing 
associations,  woo!  pools,  shearing  rings  and  other 


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similar  subsidiaries  have  been  put  on  their  feet  thru 
the  efforts  of  the  local  farm  bureaus. 

Boys’  and  girls’  club  work  has  often  been  made 
a vital, part  of  the  farm  bureau  program,  in  other 
cases  conducted  as  a cooperative  enterprise  with 
the  public  schools.  In  the  training  of  these  boys 
and  girls  lies  the  secret  of  the  advancement  of  the 
future  farm  bureau. — C.  C.  Logan. 

Second  Prologue  Reader: 

A GRICULTURE  is  of  all  industrial  pursuits  the 
^ ^ richest  in  facts.  Facts  are  likened  to  the  grains 
of  sand  which  shift  with  the  winds,  but  principles 
are  these  same  grains  cemented  into  rocks.”  As 
organization  grows  Economy  and  Efficiency  assist 
in  the  solution  of  the  troublesome  problems.  Pro- 
duction, Legislation,  Marketing,  Taxation,  Rural 
Finance,  Labor  and  Industry,  each  in  turn,  is  met 
and  conquered.  Education  now  in  the  hands  of  the 
University  becomes  a guiding  factor. 

Scene  I — On  the  Farm 
Screen:  Improved  soils,  crops  and  livestock. 

On  the  field  is  a procession  of  improved  livestock. 
Screen:  Business  of  Agriculture  is  Developing. 

INTERLUDE  IV 

Sweet  Clover  Fields  of  Illinois 

Scene  2 — In  the  School 
Procession  of  Boys’  and  Girls’  Clubs. 


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Scene  3 — In  the  Home 

First  Prologue  Reader:  The  Home  Bureau — Its 

Organization  and  Ideals 


HE  home  bureau  is  an  organization  for  home 


makers.  It  is  separate  from  but  parallel  to  the 
farm  bureau. 

Kankakee  County,  Illinois,  formed  the  first  organ- 
ization of  this  kind  in  the  United  States  seven  years 
ago.  It  was  called  the  Home  Improvement  Associ- 
ation. Later  the  name  was  changed  to  the  Home 
Bureau. 

Illinois  today  has  eighteen  county  home  bureaus 
with  about  12,000  members.  In  addition  there  are 
six  counties  with  temporary  organizations.  DeKalb 
is  the  newest  county  to  take  up  the  work. 

Leading  projects  are  food  selection,  child  feeding, 
hot  school  lunch,  nutrition,  canning  and  cooking 
demonstrations,  clothing  selection,  construction  and 
care,  health,  home  furnishing,  equipment,  home 
management,  recreation  and  finances. 

The  home  bureau  like  the  farm  bureau  is  based 
on  local  initiative,  responsibility  and  support.  The 
homemakers  employ  a home  adviser  and  manage 
their  own  affairs.  It  is  their  aim  to  have  every  home. 

Economically  sound  Artistically  satisfying 

Mechanically  convenient  Socially  responsible 
Physically  healthful  Spiritually  inspiring 

Morally  wholesome  Founded  upon  mutual 

Mentally  stimulating  affection  and  respect 


■Juliet  Lita  Bane. 


1 


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Scene  4 — -In  the  Community 

“If  we  learn  to  play  together  we  can  the  better 
work  together/*  A community  gathering  where 
^ families  meet  for  games,  songs,  dances,  and  recre- 
ation. 

Screen:  Good  roads  and  good  schools 

i Scene  5 

First  Prologue  Reader:  Organization  and  Leadership 

Develop  State  Organization 
TOURING  the  four  pioneer  years  1912-1916  agri- 
cultural  leaders  were  developed.  These  men 
recognized  that  perplexities  arising  from  adverse 
legislation,  burdensome  taxation,  inadequate  fi- 
nancing, inefficient  marketing  and  unsatisfactory 
transportation  could  never  be  solved  by  the  county 
* organization  alone. 

As  a result  the  Illinois  Agricultural  Association 
^ was  formed  at  a meeting  of  county  farm  bureaus  in 
1916  and  definite  progress  was  made  in  promoting 
the  general  interests  of  Illinois  agriculture  and  in 
studying  production,  distribution,  legislation  and 
rural  betterment.  After  three  years’  work  it  was 
% realized  that  more  funds  and  greater  membership 
would  be  required  if  the  Illinois  Agricultural  Asso- 
ciation was  to  accomplish  its  maximum  possibilities. 
^ Consequently  in  1919a  reorganization  was  effected, 
increasing  the  membership  fee  to  $5.00.  A goal 
of  100,000  members  was  reached  in  1920. 

The  departments  of  marketing,  finance,  transpor- 
tation, legislation,  organization,  publicity,  taucation 
and  soil  improvement  were  created. 


* 


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Farm  bureau  groups  are  meeting,  working,  dis- 
cussing, thinking,  for  a better  agriculture.  From 
these  groups,  leaders  are  developed.  Their  effort 
guides  the  farm  boys  and  girls  to  a greater  appreci- 
ation of  the  dignity  and  beauty  and  worth  of  farm- 
ing. 

The  progress  made  by  the  ninety-five  farm  bureaus 
and  the  Illinois  Agricultural  Association  has  gone  far 
to  place  the  agriculture  of  Illinois  in  its  rightful  posi- 
tion as  the  greatest  of  all  industries. — George  A. 
Fox  and  D.  O.  Thompson. 

Second  Prologue  Reader: 

P ROBLEMS  of  the  future  have  become  the  prob- 
^ lems  of  today.  They  advance  with  vengeance, 
demanding  solution.  In  despair,  man  appeals  to 
Organization.  Farm  Bureaus  are  created  to  meet 
the  need.  From  these  units  come  state  federations. 
On  the  dais,  the  figures  in  earlier  scenes  have  drawn 
nearer. 

Screen:  A map  of  Illinois  showing  the  location  of 

farm  bureaus  organized  between  1912  and  1916. 
On  the  field:  The  groups  assemble  representing  all 

the  farm  bureaus  organized  from  1912  to  1916. 
The  Farmer’s  Son  has  returned  and  is  leading  the 
groups.  He  sees  the  pictures  on  either  side  and 
tells  his  father  who  looks  and  nods  his  head  as 
though  he  knew  too  well  the  problems  ahead. 

A group  of  girls  march  and  form  the  letters  “I  A 
A”  and  the  Illinois  Agricultural  Association  is  or- 
ganized. 


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Scene  6 

First  Prologue  Reader:  The  Larger  Problems 

growth  of  the  farm  bureau  movement  may 
be  compared  to  the  growth  of  a mighty  river; 
first,  the  small  rivulets,  then  the  larger  streams  and 
finally  the  combined  waters  of  all.  This  has  been 
the  development  of  the  American  Farm  Bureau 
Federation  thru  local  farm  bureau  units,  county  farm 
bureaus  and  the  uniting  of  these  into  state  federa- 
tions, all  merging  into  the  national  federation. 

As  the  farm  bureau  realized  the  need  of  a state 
federation  so  the  state  federations  soon  met  prob- 
lems of  national  scope  and  significance  that  led  to 
the  development  of  the  national  federation.  Thus 
has  developed  not  from  the  top  down  but  from  the 
bottom  up,  the  last  unit,  uniting  the  farmers  of  the 
nation. 

As  with  the  smaller  units,  the  future  growth  and 
success  of  the  federation  is  dependent  upon  well 
organized,  active  local  units.  Clear  thinking,  initia- 
tive and  constructive  leadership  among  the  members 
in  the  smaller  units  will  insure  a program  in  the 
larger  organization  that  will  offer  a solution  to  the 
larger  problems,  a solution  not  only  in  the  interest 
of  the  farmer  and  farm  family  but  in  the  interest 
and  welfare  of  the  public  as  well. — J.  W.  Coverdale. 
Screen:  The  Growth  of  Organization. 

Groups  march  on  to  the  field  representing  all  the 
farm  bureaus  in  the  state  with  officers,  executive 
committee,  members  and  county  agents. 


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The  girls  march  and  the  letters  “A  F B F**  are 
formed  and  the  American  Farm  Bureau  Federation 
is  organized. 

Screen:  The  Farm  Bureau  in  1922 

First  Prologue  Reader:  The  T^ewest  Home  Bureau 

A S man’s  work  presses  on,  women  too,  take  up 
^ ^ the  banner  of  organized  effort.  Conscious 
that  home  interests  must  be  served  and  improved 
before  we  can  hope  for  a satisfying  country  life, 
we  have  banded  together,  aided  by  the  University, 
as  home  bureaus.  Determined  not  to  lag  behind, 
DeKalb  women,  eager  to  reap  the  benefits  of  home 
bureau  work,  step  forward.  Hopeful  of  garnering 
help,  of  making  homes  more  livable  and  lives  more 
useful  the  newest  home  bureau  takes  its  place  in 
the  ranks. — Mrs.  S.  E.  Bradt. 

The  newest  home  bureau  unit,  DeKalb,  enters 
and  is  welcomed  by  the  farm  bureaus. 

Floats  representing  county,  state,  and  national 
achievements  come  on  to  the  field. 

The  farmer  and  his  family  stand  by  their  farm 
home,  now  beautified  and  well  arranged. 

EPISODE  IV — The  Future  of  an  Idea 

First  Prologue  Reader:  A \/ision  of  the  Future 

^T^EN  years  of  farm  bureau  history  have  been 
years  of  glorious  achievement, — achievement  in 
the  improvement  of  agricultural  production,  in  the 
introduction  of  better  methods  of  distribution,  in  the 
organization  of  farmers  and  in  the  development  of 
rural  leadership. 


Pageant — Forward  I Farm  Bureau  51 

This  notable  progress  marks  but  the  beginning  of 
what  must  be  a much  more  complete  development 
if  the  farm  bureau  movement  is  to  reach  its  highest 
and  most  permanent  usefulness. 

More  economic  production  will  receive  increasing 
attention.  More  permanent  systems  of  farming 
should  go  hand  in  hand  with  economic  production. 
TTie  distribution  of  farm  products  should  be  made 
more  efficient,  thru  standardization,  collective  sell- 
ing, and  the  elimination  of  uneconomic  practice. 

Both  production  and  marketing  are  but  means  to 
an  end,  that  of  better  living  and  a more  satisfying 
country  life.  The  farm  home  needs  to  be  made 
more  convenient.  Roads  should  be  improved.  The 
country  school  and  the  country  church  should  more 
adequately  meet  the  demands  of  our  modern  coun- 
try life.  The  farmer  will  learn  to  think  more 
largely  in  terms  of  group  activity  and  group  respon- 
sibility. He  will  need  to  acquire  a larger  measure 
of  community  consciousness. 

How  largely  the  farm  bureau  of  the  future  will 
measure  up  to  its  opportunities  will  depend  upon 
the  ideals  and  the  wisdom  of  its  leaders  and  the 
great  body  of  progressive  farmers  within  its  mem- 
bership. All  will  depend  on  their  ideals,  and  the 
wisdom  and  courage  devoted  to  their  realization. 

As  we  look  to  the  future,  let  us  hope  that  the 
glorious  achievements  of  the  first  decade  in  farm 
bureau  history  may  be  but  guide  posts  to  the  next. 
May  they  but  serve  as  a challenge  to  renewed  effort 
in  hastening  the  new  agricurture, — an  agriculture 


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which  serves  all  men  well. — W.  F.  Handschin,  H. 
W.  Leonard,  M.  F.  Mosher. 

Screen:  The  Future  Awaits  Us 

The  rural  groups  move  to  one  side  of  the  field. 
The  girls  who  were  marching  move  to  the  back 
field.  The  farmer,  his  family  and  the  first  home 
bureau  unit  stand  near  the  farm  home  and  with 
them  representatives  of  all  Illinois  home  bureaus. 

From  the  opposite  side  come  the  Town  Interests. 
As  this  group  enters  the  figures  of  Labor  and  In- 
dustry are  less  formidable.  Taxation  and  those 
with  her  stand  ready  to  cooperate  while  on  a third 
platform  which  has  just  been  put  in  place  stands 
America  attended  by  Service,  Loyalty,  Love. 

America  unfurls  her  flag  and  the  group  with  her 
are  carrying  flags. 

Farm  advisers  step  to  the  center  as  the  bond  be- 
tween Town  and  "Country,  showing  the  Illinois  State 
Association  of  Farm  Advisers. 

Farmer’s  Son  stands  as  the  leader  of  the  rural 
group. 

All  turn  diagonally  so  that  they  face  the  flag 
which  America  holds  and  stand  at  attention  as  they 
sing  “The  Star  Spangled  Banner,”  then  led  by  the 
Farmer’s  Son,  representing  “Forward!  Farm  Bu- 
reau,” all  follow  in  a recessional. 

Screen:  Forward!  Farm  Bureau. 


Acknowledgment 

^ I completely  record  the  splendid  effort,  sacri- 
fice  and  time  that  have  been  given  to  the  Farm 
Bureau  Decennial  Celebration  would  mean  a chron- 
icle far  beyond  the  limited  scope  of  this  book.  In- 
deed, it  is  a regret  not  to  record  here  completely  a 
roster  of  those  who  have  given  so  generously  of 
themselves  in  making  this  achievement  possible. 
There  is  place  only  for  the  fewest  words  to  describe 
the  organization  of  the  celebration. 

First,  we  acknowledge  gratefully  the  host  of  farm 
bureau  members  themselves,  that  group  of  stead- 
fast farmers  who  lead  in  Illinois  agriculture.  Next 
the  farm  advisers  of  Illinois,  distinguished  speakers, 
prologue  writers,  members  of  the  pageant  cast, 
chorus,  bands  and  their  directors  and  leaders,  home 
advisers,  the  University  of  Illinois,  the  Illinois  Agri- 
cultural Association,  the  American  Farm  Bureau 
Federation,  and  men  and  women,  who,  by  their 
presence,  bespeak  their  confidence  in  this  move- 
ment, are  to  be  remembered. 

The  personnel  of  the  Farm  Bureau  Decennial 
Celebration  General  Committee  has  been  recorded 
on  page  6.  Under  the  general  direction  of  this 
committee  were  committees  working  on  definite  pro- 
jects. These  committees  and  their  chairmen  were: 

Invitation  and  Program,  H.  H.  Parke 

Speakers,  Howard  Leonard 

Pageant,  J.  D.  Bilsborrow 

Director  of  Pageant,  Nina  B.  Lamkin 

Finance,  S.  E.  Bradt 

Publicity,  L.  J.  Montross 

Celebration  Booklet,  Rose  Doris  Briem. 


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Moving  Pictures,  D.  O.  Thompson 
Accoustics  and  EUectrical,  J.  D.  Harper 
Daylight  Screen»  C*  A.  Atwood. 

In  addition  much  credit  is  due  to  the  local  com- 
mittees  at  DeKalb  for  carrying  thru  the  many  local 
details.  The  General  Committee  at  DeKalb  was 
composed  of  S.  E.  Bradt,  Chairman;  A.  O.  Ander- 
son, S.  W.  Boardman,  C.  E.  Bradt,  J.  Stanley  Brown, 
E.  P.  Ellwood,  H.  H.  Parke,  Thos.  H.  Roberts,  and 
H.  G.  Wright. 

Other  local  committees  and  their  chairmen  were: 
Local  Pageant,  T.  H.  Roberts;  Grounds,  S.  W. 
Boardman;  Properties,  Stage  House,  F.  Balthis; 
Properties,  Miscellaneous,  Jas.  Moorhead;  Stage 
Management,  C.  C.  Logan;  Float,  A.  U.  Dodge; 
Parade,  G.  H.  Deane;  Stage  Directors,  Clyde  Lyons; 
Music,  F.  W.  Greenaway;  Costume,  L.  Eveline  Mer- 
ritt; Dance,  Edith  Bond;  Livestock,  Paul  Furr;  Pos- 
ter, A.  W.  Marvin;  Concessions,  E.  B.  Still;  Policing 
and  Traffic,  J.  E.  Lewis;  Parking,  Harry  G.  Eich- 
horn;  Roads  and  Streets,  W.  F.  Wiltberger;  Elect- 
rical, Philip  Swanson;  Decorating,  Elvin  Carlson; 
Housing,  A.  L.  Buckaloo;  Feeding,  E.  E.  Embree; 
Finance,  A.  O.  Anderson;  Invitation  and  Reception, 
H.  H.  Parke. 

A goodly  measure  of  thanks,  of  congratulation, 
and  of  praise  is  due  to  all  who  by  their  efforts  con- 
tributed to  the  final  success  of  the  Illinois  Farm 
Bureau  Decennial  Celebration. 


